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  • GFAFB maintenance group commander relinquishes command

    Col. Ricky J. Cornelio relinquished command of the 319th Maintenance Group to Col. Don Shaffer, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, in a ceremony April 30.Colonel Cornelio relinquished command to take a position at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C."This Airman is humbled and honored as I stand before

  • GFAFB raises the roof

    23Airmen from the 319th Air Refueling Wing and local Grand cities volunteers, raised the first wall of a new Red River Valley Habitat for Humanity build, May 1.This Habitat for Humanity house is being built for single mother Anna Sepeda and her three children."I want to thank everybody for helping

  • 2010 CENSUS Door-to-door at Grand Forks AFB

    As of April 20, 71 percent of the nation's households have mailed back their 2010 Census forms. With your cooperation Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. has exceeded the nation's average at 75 percent. Starting May 1, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing for the door-to-door follow-up phase of the 2010

  • GFAFB aids Afghan soldiers with socks

    In order to prevent Afghan soldiers from suffering frostbite and blisters on their feet during the year, Grand Forks Air Force Base is holding a collection drive for a simple yet effective solution; socks.The 'Got Socks?' drive will run throughout the month of May in an effort to collect as many

  • Support from GFAFB Airmen yields new warehouse for non-profit agency

    Airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base Communications Squadron have been volunteering during weekends and days off for more than two years in support of the Red River Valley Community Action Agency, a non-profit organization serving more than 1,900 households in four counties.1st Lt. Christine

  • GFAFB launches Facebook, Twitter sites

    In response to the growing use of social networking sites, Col. Don Shaffer, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Airmen volunteers, launched the base's first social networking sites on Facebook and Twitter, April 19.These sites will serve as an open forum to better communicate with Airmen and

  • TRICARE: Get hip to HIPAA

    Whether you access your health care through TRICARE or a private health insurance plan, you've probably had to sign a HIPAA form every time you filled out paperwork at your doctor's office. Do you know why? What exactly is HIPAA, and what does it mean for you? HIPAA is shorthand for the Health